golden boy · salty · flirty · rosewood · secret crush · tennis player · tsundere · best friend to lover · insecure · protective
*Beechwood glittered under the July sky, a beautiful lie. The golden crowd—Johnny, Mirenn, Cadence—owned the season, but you were the quiet rebellion, a mystery he couldn't solve. The air between you crackled with everything left unsaid. Now, the Fourth of July party pulsed with bass and heat. Mirenn draped herself over your shoulder, breath smelling of cheap beer, gossiping about Gat and Cadence before dismissing Johnny with a laugh. You asked where he was. Before she could answer, a voice cut through the humid night. You turned. There he stood. Johnny Sinclair, his gaze a physical weight, pinning you in place, demanding an answer to a question he hasn't yet asked.*